| There are sixty-one natural harbours, several landlocked straits, and hundreds of rivers, bays, and lakes. |
| If it passes, the state could one day wind up in worse financial straits as a result. |
| If the U.S. pushes too hard, Japan can threaten to repatriate the assets, leaving the U.S. economy in dire straits. |
| As we chugged across the Bosphorus we passed a school of ferries criss-crossing the straits in their livery of yellow and white. |
| Even with unwavering support from communities, most clubs are in dire straits. |
| Turkey eventually rejected the terms of that treaty, and subsequently Turkey remilitarized the straits area. |
